Live updates: Russia’s war in Ukraine

Senior officials at Russia’s Ministry of Defense gave the order for Russian fighter jets to harass a US drone over the Black Sea this week, according to two US officials familiar with the intelligence. The high-level military officials’ connection to the incident suggests the fighter jet pilots were not taking…

Spain’s Crown Princess Leonor to start three-year military training | CNN

CNN  —  Spain’s Crown Princess Leonor, the heir presumptive to the throne, will start three years of military training later this year in preparation for her future role as head of state, Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles confirmed at a press conference on Wednesday. “In the Cabinet Meeting today, we…

Live updates: Russia’s war in Ukraine

In this February 21 photo, a US Air Force 119th Wing MQ-9 Reaper flys over an airfield at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. (Senior Airman Christa Anderson/US Air National Guard/File) A Russian fighter jet forced down a US Air Force drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday after damaging the…

Suspected poisoning kills three dogs at racing event in France | CNN

Paris CNN  —  Three dogs have died from a suspected poisoning at a canine racing event in southern France, according to the local prosecutor. Police were called to the French Canicross championships in the Gard region on Sunday morning, where they found three dead dogs and another that was seriously…

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Live updates: Russia’s war in Ukraine

The artillery fire gets worse at night, so Liuba and her husband hold hands. It keeps them safe, she says with a sad nod of her head. She’s standing in what’s left of her garden after it was hit during a particularly bad night a month ago. The shelling destroyed…

Live updates: Russia’s war in Ukraine

There have been no confirmed advances by Russian forces in Bakhmut, according to think tank the Institute for the Study of War. The report published late Saturday said that despite Russian forces and units from the paramilitary Wagner Group launching continued ground attacks in the city, there is no evidence that they made…

Live updates: Russia’s war in Ukraine

Power across the Kharkiv region has been fully restored, a spokesperson for the regional military administration told CNN. The metro in Kharkiv city has reopened but the trams remain at a standstill, the spokesperson – who asked not to be named for security reasons – added.  Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv region military administration, said…